Help NYS agencies and other entities assess the reasonably foreseeable risks of climate change on any proposed projects.

Date Due:: N/A
Responsible Entity:: DEC
Action:: Help NYS agencies and other entities assess the reasonably foreseeable risks of climate change on any proposed projects.
Summary:: The DEC will take actions to promote adaptation and resilience, including actions to help NYS agencies and other entities assess the reasonably foreseeable risks of climate change on any proposed projects.
Status:: ONGOING: In August 2021, DEC released a report titled "Observed and Projected Climate Change in New York State: An Overview," which identifies major observed and projected climate change impacts in New York.
Statute:: CLCPA § 9 adds new ECL § 17-a(a)

CLCPA § 9: "Chapter 355 of the laws of 2014, constituting the community risk and resiliency act, is amended by adding two new sections 17-a and 17-b to read as follows:

§ 17-a. The department of environmental conservation shall take actions to promote adaptation and resilience, including:

(a) actions to help state agencies and other entities assess the reasonably foreseeable risks of climate change on any proposed projects, taking into account issues such as: sea level rise, tropical and extra- tropical cyclones, storm surges, flooding, wind, changes in average and 25 peak temperatures, changes in average and peak precipitation, public health impacts, and impacts on species and other natural resources."